Meaning of blot in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.

• (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.

• A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.

• An exposed piece in backgammon.

verb

• To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.

• To soak up or absorb liquid.

  Example: This paper blots easily.

• To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.

• To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.

• To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.

• To stain with infamy; to disgrace.

• To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.

  Example: to blot out a word or a sentence

• To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.